18th March, 2019: Citing convention dating back to 1604, John Bercow – the Speaker of the House of Commons – says he will not allow a third “meaningful vote” on “substantially the same” motion as MPs rejected the previous week.

13th March, 2019: MPs vote 321 to 278 to support a motion against a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. The motion has political clout but is not legally binding, and does not completely rule out the UK leaving the EU without a deal in place.

11th March, 2019: Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker announce that “legal changes” have been agreed over the Brexit deal. A joint instrument, a joint statement and a unilateral deceleration regarding the Irish backstop have been confirmed.

The announcement comes a day before a ‘meaningful vote’ on the Prime Minister’s Brexit agreement. Juncker, the President of the European Commission, has stated there will “there will be no third chance” for negotiating the deal if not supported in the Commons.

15th May, 2012- The first recorded use of the word “Brexit” – attributed to Peter Wilding, the founder and current chairman of the British Influence think tank. It was used in a blog on the Blogactiv EU website.

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